WWE SummerSlam pre-show special to air on ESPN Radio
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WWE is coming to ESPN — in audio form, anyway.
First reported Tuesday night by Sean Ross Sapp, a SummerSlam pre-show audio special hosted by Booker T and Hall of Fame podcast co-host Brad Gilmore will air this Saturday from 1-4 PM Eastern on ESPN Radio. Their show airs on ESPN 97.5 in Houston three nights a week.
For the first time ever, SummerSlam will be held on both Saturday and Sunday, emanating from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, this weekend.
WWE SummerSlam night one (Saturday, August 2):
- WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defends against CM Punk
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez defend against Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss
- Randy Orton & Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul
- Roman Reigns & Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed
- WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton defends against Jade Cargill
- Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross
WWE SummerSlam night two (Saturday, August 2):
- Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena defends against Cody Rhodes in a street fight
- WWE Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio defends against AJ Styles
- WWE United States Champion Solo Sikoa defends against Jacob Fatu in a steel cage match
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch defends against Lyra Valkyria in a no DQ match (if Lynch retains, Valkyria cannot challenge for the title again while Lynch is champion)
- WWE Women’s World Champion Naomi defends against IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley in a triple threat match
- WWE Tag Team Champions The Wyatt Sicks defend against Motor City Machine Guns, The Street Profits, DIY, Fraxiom, and Andrade & Rey Fenix in a six-pack TLC match